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Chaos
- Making a New Science
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Publisher's Summary
James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the 20th century's third revolution.
What the critics say
“Fascinating . . . almost every paragraph contains a jolt.” (The New York Times)
“Highly entertaining . . . a startling look at newly discovered universal laws.” (Chicago Tribune)
“An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me that sensation that someone had just found the light switch.” (Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
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- Kyle Brown
- 2018-10-20
mind altering
I will need to listen to the recording again to try to understand more. so much packed into one book.
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- Mike Ford
- 2023-12-12
The Heart is a Chaotic Model
The Relationship between Chaos & cardiac arrhythmia is a refreshing, exhilarating view point that sheds a new light on nature
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- Richard Pow
- 2020-11-18
Amazing!
This book has opened my mind to many revolutions. Thought reading this book I have been able to put together a potential theory to help people within the psychology field even though its primarily a physics book! very thought provoking!
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- Daniel Woods
- 2023-11-16
Wonder-full!
so much to think about and research...Gleick is best popularizer of science that i'm aware of. always leads to lots of learning.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-02-22
This will blow your god dam mind
If you are into science this book is a must read/listen. Fans of PBS Space Time should all listen to this book.
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- Cory Wright-Maley
- 2018-03-17
great primer for a new initiate to chaos.
great primer for a new initiate to chaos. It raised really interesting implications for my own work.
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- Cal
- 2021-03-29
Excellent
A solid introduction to chaos theory and its history. I certainly don't fully understand how chaos is applicable to certain things, but I think this book is the perfect foundation in beginning to understand the concept.
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- N S
- 2021-12-10
Hard to understand and listen to
This is a perfect book if you have a background in mathematics or engineering and even if you do I recommend reading the book rather than listening to it. The book is not about understanding chaos but about how it was discovered.. still interesting but I prefer to watch a video on YouTube to understand it
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